Artwork

Beasts of the Mysten.

Mysten are vital messages sent by Nature, and these imaginary creatures have been sent by Pan, the God of Nature, to act as intermediaries between humans and other animal species.

creation

Acrylic on canvas, 4’ x 3’, 2018, $1,200

arrival

Acrylic on canvas, 4’ x 3’, 2018, $1,200

currents

Acrylic on canvas, 4’x3’, 2018, $1,200

heat

Acrylic on canvas, 18”x14”, 2018, $150

couple

Acrylic on canvas, 18”x14”, 2018, Sold

magician

Acrylic on canvas, 17”x17”, 2018, $150

Bats

A trip to the San Luis Valley and Orient Land Trust led to an old collapsed iron mine inhabited by 250,000 Mexican free tailed bats. At dusk, they rise out of one of the mines deep holes, known as “glory hole”, that was once part of the mines complex underground tunnel and cavern systems. In large waves of spirals they fly out over the San Luis valley to hunt through the night, and return to their home at dawn.

night feeder

Acrylic on canvas, 24”x24”, 2018, $225

coming home

Acrylic on canvas, 24” x 24”, 2018, $225

claw series

This series of works roots were inspired by a large machine at a scrap yard next to my studio in Globeville in north Denver, and is a metaphor for the prevailing contemporary thinking and treatment of land.

claw

the tools of industry, acrylic on canvas, 5' x 5', 2017, $1,500

controlled wild series

The paintings in the controlled wild series are based on my experiences at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, located in Commerce City in north Denver, as well as my experiences along the front range and mountain region west of Denver. The paintings are a reflection of the tension in the regional west between the wild, and wildness, and the control and boundaries being exerted by humans.

cultural landscape series

This series inspiration is largely drawn from events that are taking place in the west: industry, fire, human expansion, movement, and boundaries.

cultural landscape series #2

mountains and movement, acrylic on canvas, 59" x 42", 2016, $1,200

cultural landscape series #1

fire and power, acrylic on canvas, 59" x 42", 2016, $1,200

cultural landscape series #3

fire and reason, acrylic on canvas, 76" x 59", 2017, $1,700

cultural landscape #4

fire and power, acrylic on canvas, 59" x 42", 2016, $1,200

cultural landscape #5

industry and progress, acrylic on canvas, 59" x 42", 2017, $1,200

cultural landscape #6

industry and progress, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 12", 2017, $175

cultural landscape #7

industry and progress, acrylic on canvas, 18" x 12", 2017, $175

cultural landscape #8

industry and progress, acrylic on canvas, 20" x 13", 2017, $200

globeville series

The Globeville series are paintings that are based on the industrial area of north Denver located within the boundaries of the South Platte River corridor and near Commerce City and Interstate I-25. The area is called Globeville, and has a long history dating back to the 1800's. This particular series reflects my continuing exploration of how we mark the land.

railroad crossings

suncor series

This work is a series of night paintings based on Suncor oil refinery, in Commerce City, north Denver.

suncor series #1

acrylic and pencil on canvas, 34" x 48", 2016 $950

suncor series #2

acrylic and pencil on canvas, 60" x 120", 2016 $5,400

suncor series #3

acrylic and pencil on canvas, 60" x 108", 2016 $4,750

suncor series #4

acrylic on canvas, sold

suncor series #5

acrylic and pencil on canvas, 20 x 20", 2018 $225

experimental short film

I began making short, experimental films in 2017. In them I explore issues related to the American west, such as fire (burnt 2017 5min), and the reintroduction of wildlife prairies in industrial areas (paradox 4 min 23sec).

paradox, 2018

An experimental short taking place in Commerce City and Globeville in north Denver

sculpture

In this work I use bone, barbed wire, and wood to situate and embed the viewer in historical and contemporary narratives regarding land, boundaries, and the wild in the American west.

Size variesBison bone, steel, and barbed wire.This piece on its own is called manifest destiny, but I incorporated it into a larger piece entitled barbarism

grin city residency series (Iowa)

This is a series of work I did at a six week artist residency in Grinnell, Iowa in August of 2016. All of the work was completed there, and references experiences I had there on the land.

iowa #1 barn skull

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 30" x 30", $450

iowa #2 killing the chickens

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 23" x 30", $350

iowa #3 barn, tree, tire, sky

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 30" x 30", $450

iowa #4 dead vulture

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 23" x 30", $350

iowa #5 blue barn

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 30" x 30", sold

iowa #6 hayworm

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 12" x 23", sold

iowa #7 two hayworms

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 12" x 23", sold

iowa #8 water tower lift off

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 25" x 25", $375

iowa #9 trick or treat

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 23" x 30" $350

iowa #10 grainery

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 30" x 30", sold

iowa #11 scrap metal

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 25" x 28" $375

iowa #12 tubes

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas paper, 12" x 16", $100

iowa #13 tubes, and something else

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas paper, 12" x 16" $100

grand canyon series

This work is about my experiences on the Colorado river in Grand Canyon .

grand canyon #1

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 3' x 1', sold

grand canyon #2

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 3' x 2', sold

grand canyon #3

acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 3' x 1', sold

ninja drawing series

This series was inspired by my son Gideon's love of Ninja's.

ninja series #1

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 8" x 6", $45

ninja series #2

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 6" x 8", $45

ninja series #3

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 6" x 8", $45

ninja series #4

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 8" x 6", $45

ninja series #5

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 8" x 6", $45

ninja series #6

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 8" x 6", $45

ninja series #7

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 8" x 6", sold

ninja series #8

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 8" x 6", sold

pot hound drawing series

These drawings are about our dog Scully who hails from Trinidad and is a pot hound, as they are affectionately referred to there. A book about how she showed up on our doorstep one day may be in the making...

pot hound series #1 scully the dog shakes her head

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 6" x 8", $45

pot hound series #2 scully the dog's look

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 6" x 8", $45

pot hound series #3 scully the dog scratches an itch

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 8" x 6", $45

pot hound series #4 scully the dog's other look

acrylic and pencil on canvas paper, 6" x 8", sold

glimpse series

In 2010 I began a series of figurative work inspired by the people of Trinidad and Tobago. It culminated in a show at Soft Box Studios Gallery in Port of Spain, Trinidad in 2012.

decay series

This series was probably inspired by the house I lived in for several years in Port of Spain that was being slowly consumed by the rainforest where it lay, leaving it in a state of constant decay. Eventually I began to explore this phenomena throughout the islands of Trinidad and Tobago, which eventually led to me to ideas around class, inheritance, culture, beauty, decay, and regeneration.

urban introspective series

In 2007 I embarked on a series of experimental paintings that reflected my interest in the points of confluence between cities and nature. My approach to the work began with abstraction and transformed into semi-representational imagery, and went back again. The shapes I used were often a simple way to demonstrate dwellings, or the rainforest, or both, and the colors were influenced heavily by living in the southern Caribbean, in Trinidad and Tobago, where I was born. The work was exhibited at Soft Box Studios Gallery in Port of Spain in May of 2009.

blue

Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36" sold

after blue

Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 36" sold

cave dwelling

Acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36" $650

a pattern language

Acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 6' x 4' sold

a pattern language 2

Acrylic on canvas, 6' x 4' sold

escalante

Acrylic on canvas, 6' x 4' sold

new york

Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 48" x 36" sold

caribbean life

Acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 36" x 36" sold

staircase to the moon

acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 24" x 24" sold

independance square

Acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on canvas, 24" x 24" sold

port of spain

Acrylic on canvas, 24" x 24" sold

midnight

Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 32" x 20" sold

house of the rising sun

Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 32" x 20" sold

inside out

Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 22" x 18" sold

yellow

Acrylic on canvas, 28" x 20" sold

one way passage

Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48" $350

trinidad (other work)

This is work that I did that was either commissioned or didn't specifically fit into one of my series